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Basil's Kitchen
Categories: Greek, Mediterranean [Edit]
Neighborhood: IAH Airport AreaSheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental
15700 John F. Kennedy Blvd
Houston, TX 77032
(281) 442-5100
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
2 reviews for Basil's Kitchen
The Spinal Tap classic "Hell Hole" comes to mind when I think of this place. Ok, so maybe that is a little unfair. As Anthony said, it is the in-house Sheraton restaurant. The menu is VERY limited and the food is quite bad (it has made me violently ill and I'll only eat it because my work MAKES me). They advertise a pasta bar & an omelet station ... this is a lie. Stayed there for many months and they haven't had either since early June.
They have a little bar off to the side, but honestly the only thing it has going for it is several tv's (whose sound is drown out by the terrible music from jukebox).
Want to experience a restaurant that has all the upscale trappings down except the actual food? Basil's Kitchen is the in-house restuarant at the Sheraton at the Intercontinental Airport, otherwise a solid place to stay, with nice rooms, accomodating staff and good location.
They do all the snooty things, such as a seating station and hostess, luxe decor, table decor touches, linens, leather menu folio, and so on. The service is attentive but not particularly special beyond the standard restaurant action. Food is described with a plethora of poofy adjective - no chicken breast here, we serve "medallions". And it's priced that way, too. Basil's even does fancy presentation of the food.
The food itself? Meh. It's really not much different than the run-of-the-mill sit-down or casual dining establishments like Chili's, Applebees and so on. At lunch there's a buffet, which is average at best for steam-tray cuisine. $36 for a mediocre lunch buffet for 2, tax, tip and iced tea is not a good value. So the high prices are to fatten the bottom line, not the dinner plate.
The web page invites you to 'savor a meal', and that "Basil's Kitchen will please your palate with delicious selections from their exciting Mediterranean á la carte menu or fresh daily buffets". If you want your palate pleased, go to the Godfather's Pizza across the street.